"Your Assignment to Guide Others” – Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #124 for June 26, 2024

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 “Your Assignment to Guide Others”


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DAY #21: "Count the Cost," Part Two | June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”

Friday, June 21, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”
DAY #21:  Count the Cost, Part Two


Devotional reading from “Winning the Battle for Your Mind,” Chapter Nine ~ Winning the Battle
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Would like to thank you, and commend you, for taking part in these 21-day devotional readings. I pray you were blessed, inspired, and challenged to go higher and deeper in the Lord! If you would not able to keep up on a daily basis, the lessons will be here on this blog to review anytime. Continue to be renewed in the spirit of your mind!

Today’s Lesson (Continued from Day #20)

Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established. (Proverbs 16:3)

Our Lord Jesus taught us that no one should go to war until he has first counted the cost. Every war carries a high price—including the battle for our minds. We have the promise that when we commit our works to God, our thoughts will be established. We must be willing to take action, or pay the cost, in some important areas including:

4. Test your ideas by using your imagination.

In our culture, we use the word “feasible” to determine if something can be done. A feasibility study is not only an exercise in financial planning, it is also an exercise of one’s imagination to explore the many variables, benefits and risks that accompany any project.

Failure in any effort produces mental stress. Winning the battle for your mind also involves winning battles in life and finding success. Since properly using your imagination will assist you in succeeding in life, the sense of success will enhance your mental well being. People who consistently fail usually do not give enough thought to gain sufficient insight in order to succeed.

5. Practice the spiritual disciplines of solitude and silence.

“For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: ‘In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.’ But you would not, and you said, ‘No, for we will flee on horses’—therefore you shall flee! And, ‘We will ride on swift horses’—therefore those who pursue you shall be swift!” (Isaiah 30:15-16)

It has not occurred to many believers that they do not necessarily gain the most from God through singing, shouting and receiving the laying on of hands. Most of us have received more from God in times of quietness and resting in His presence. This is true because our total being responds better to God in a quiet mode than in a noisy mode. Now, there is a time to celebrate, lift our voices in praise and make a “joyful noise.” Many of our traditions have taught us well on the virtues of making a joyful noise, but we have missed so much more by not slowing down to detect God’s “still, small voice.”

Our minds, when pulled toward the flesh nature, require constant activity and sound. However, when affected by our hearts, the mind becomes a vehicle to carry the will of God from the Holy Spirit to into our conscious thoughts. Some of our Christian cultures judge the manifest presence of God by the decibel level of the people shouting. Sometimes, we should go an entire day without saying anymore than is necessary. Much speaking, as Jesus said, can create a false sense of one’s true standing with God. In his excellent book, The Spirit of the Disciplines, Dallas Willard makes the following observation on why we talk too much:

Why do we insist on talking as much as we do? We run off at the mouth because we are inwardly uneasy about what others think of us. Eberhard Arnold observes: "People who love one another can be silent together." But when we’re with those we feel less than secure with, we use words to "adjust" our appearance and elicit their approval. Otherwise, we fear our virtues might not receive adequate appreciation and our shortcomings might not be properly "understood."

Also, constant activity and noise will wear down our mental condition and eventually affect our physical bodies. Jesus spent many hours alone and quiet with God. He emerged from those seasons better equipped to minister to the multitudes. Silence and solitude are a necessary spiritual discipline that builds within us an appreciation for a part of life that is rapidly disappearing. We almost feel guilty for taking quiet time, thinking that is a luxury that we cannot afford. However, it is a necessity that we cannot afford to disregard if we value communion with God, clear thinking, a strong sense of purpose and the ability to solve problems.

Study the following scriptures that provide a biblical foundation for the importance of silence and solitude:

Psalms 62:5; My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.

Matthew 14:23; And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on a mountain by Himself to pray. And when evening had come, He was alone there.

Matthew 26:36; Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go and pray over there."

Mark 1:35; Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.

Luke 5:15; Then the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. 16] So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. How does using your (sanctified) imagination help you think through situations you are dealing with?”
2. In ways do you need to slow down to break unhelpful patterns of busy-ness?”
3. What is you plan for practicing silence and solitude with the Lord?

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DAY #20: Count the Cost, Part One | June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”

Thursday, June 20, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”
DAY #20:  Count the Cost, Part One


Devotional reading from “Winning the Battle for Your Mind,” Chapter Nine ~ Winning the Battle
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Today’s Lesson

Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established. (Proverbs 16:3)

Our Lord Jesus taught us that no one should go to war until he has first counted the cost. Every war carries a high price—including the battle for our minds. We have the promise that when we commit our works to God, our thoughts will be established. We must be willing to take action, or pay the cost, in some important areas including:

1. The price of making (or taking) a decision.

Fear of making a mistake paralyzes many people in taking a decision. The key is to pray and meditate on your options until you sense a deep “knowing” on the inside that will not go away. There is always a great peace that accompanies the will of God. While you may be somewhat anxious about your decision, at a deeper level of your being, there will be a sense of abiding peace.

2. The price of committing to a schedule for action.

Talking about doing something and doing it are two different things. Setting a time and carrying out an action moves one out of the fuzzy area of having dreams and discussion into the practical area of making it happen. Ephesians 5:15 says, “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

Every successful, productive person has at least one thing in common, they have some form of personal time/task management tool.

3. The price of having a plan.

Written plans, purpose statements and strategies are another discipline that positively shapes our minds. The old saying is true, “People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan.” David told his son Solomon that his plans for the temple were of the Spirit (1 Chronicles. 28:12). This was important for many reasons including the fact that David showed his son how to become totally focused on the purpose of God.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. What works do you need to commit to the Lord? Are these works worthy of God's plan or only something “nice?”
2. What decisions do you need to “take?”
3. What plans do you need to put in writing?

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DAY #19: “Peace of Mind from Juneteenth” | Renewing Your Mind Devotional | Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #123

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #123
DAY #19 of Renewing Your Mind Devotional:  
“Peace of Mind from Juneteenth”  



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Today's Lesson (written):

Today is the Juneteenth holiday. It is something that began as a black cultural holiday in Texas, and grew to become a national African-American cultural holiday, and became a national holiday on June 17, 2021.

A brief history of Juneteenth:
News of the Emancipation Proclamation was delivered to Galveston, Texas, by Union General Gordon Granger. He arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865, and issued General Order No. 3, an executive order by President Abraham Lincoln. Juneteenth celebrates the day when enslaved people in Texas were finally informed of their freedom, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that went into effect on January 1, 1863. This was also the beginning of what we call “watch night,” during which enslaved people were waiting and praying for the start of the new year 1863 which would signal the beginning of their freedom.

Slave owners were not willing to release enslaved people because they were profiting off of their free labor. General order 3 was ignored and enslaved people were not informed, so the Union Army was dispatched to Texas to enforce the proclamation.

It is difficult for us today to imagine the relief of mind to have the curse and brutality of slavery lifted. The executive order needed the force of congressional action to enshrine that freedom into the constitution. This came with the adoption of the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution.

We should not underestimate the positive effect of that action on our African-American ancestors and for generations to follow. To this day, we should look upon that occasion as a lifting of a burden leading to a certain level of peace of mind.

Many of the spiritual blessings we receive come from actions taken in world systems and our personal lives. For example, becoming debt-free brings great relief and peace of mind. Getting our children through school and college is another example of peace of mind. Things that we pray for God to do, are sometimes manifested in our circumstances.

For a more complete understanding of Juneteenth and the history that preceded it, read this outstanding article by Dr. Jemar Tisby about the history of Juneteenth. 


REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. What have you prayed about that God worked out in your circumstances which brought peace of mind?


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DAY #18: Four Steps to Renewing Your Mind | June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”
DAY #18:  Four Steps to Renewing Your Mind


Today’s Lesson
What God requires, He provides. Whatever God asks of you, He provides grace to fulfill that responsibility. Following are four suggested action items that summarize the process of renewing the mind. As James said, “Faith without works [corresponding action] is dead being alone.” (James 2:17) 
Step One 
Read, listen to and receive messages inspired of the Word of God, the Bible. God’s Word is the revelation of His plan and purpose for your life and humanity. The more acquainted with the Word you become, the more acclimated you become with God’s way of doing things. 
James 1:21 puts it this way, “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” 
The soul is comprised of our mind, will, and emotions. As the word is “implanted” into your minds, it displaces all contrary ideas and beliefs that are inconsistent with a Christ-centered life. The idea behind “implant” is to intentionally put something into a certain place, not unlike flowers around the house. 
Step Two 
Let the character of Christ be formed within through fellowship with Him, time in prayer, and growing through the trials and tests of life. Character requires constant development. What the old folks told you was true: “That which does not kill you makes you stronger!” 
My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you (Gal. 4:19) 
Like the apostle Paul, your pastor labors in teaching God's word to help “form” the character of Christ in you. This is similar to human development. You have the DNA but still must gain strength, knowledge, and skill to fulfill your potential. 
Step Three 
Worship, pray, and praise the Lord so that your mind will grow accustomed to this behavior. Though worship does not begin in the mind, our minds can be trained to cooperate and strongly participate in worship, prayer and praise. It is possible to arrive at a place where worship, prayer, and praise are not something you do only in church or when you're feeling “spiritual.” It is something you simply want to do because it has become a part of you. 
David learned this principle, “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.” (Psalm 63:1) 
Step Four 
Serve others and share the gospel of Jesus with hurting people. One of the best ways to remove selfishness from your life is to serve others. Serving others is usually inconvenient, but through serving we connect to God in a profound way. 
REFLECTION QUESTION: 
1. How will you activate the four steps in your process of renewing your mind?
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Act Like Men: Mandate, Mindset, Motivation (Father's Day Message)

Monday, June 17, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments




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1 Corinthians 16:13 (NASB), Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love.

NT Greek word for “act like men” means, “To be courageous, make a man of, or make brave, to show oneself a man, be brave”

How Do Men/Fathers Act?

You can only answer that question from two perspectives:

1. Jesus and God’s Word
2. Personal Experience


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DAY #17: Harness Your Imagination | June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”

Monday, June 17, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”
DAY #1t:  Harness Your Imagination


Today’s Lesson

2 Corinthians 10:5, Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. 

Our imagination is often both the best and worst power that we possess. Imagination is one of the distinctive qualities of the human mind. The ability to see things and envision programs and processes is one of the marks that we are created by God. This is one of the abilities that God has on an infinitely powerful level. We share in that divine ability to imagine and take action.

We are all very aware of the tragic outcomes of human imagination. One example would be the third Reich under Adolf Hitler. This insidious imagination of one man resulted in the extermination of millions of Jewish people, the loss of tens of thousands of American and allied lives in fighting a war to stop this man's imagination.

On the positive side, we know about the imagination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who envisioned a better American society in his famous speech, “I have a dream.” His positive imagination, in cooperation with thousands of other people, black and white, transformed our nation in profound ways.

Your imagination benefits from a renewed mind. A mind that is surrendered to Christ and trained according to God's word will lead to a life that does great and beneficial things.

REFLECTION QUESTION:

1. What are your two greatest dreams to accomplish in life?

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DAY #16: The Mindset of a Father | June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”

Sunday, June 16, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”
DAY #16:  The Mindset of a Father 


Today’s Lesson

1 Corinthians 16:13 (NASB) Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love.

A father is obviously a man with children. But there's more to being a father and a man than gender and biology. Men and fathers have a mindset. This mindset is not something that we were born with. It is something we learn from our father, our mother (in their relationship together), and from others who helped to raise us. We all know how impressionable children are. 

One of the important things I remember my dad doing for me was having a “fathering” mindset towards me as his son. He also maintained a certain certain mindset and standard towards himself as a man.

My father’s mindset was revealed in his actions and words. His words and actions helped shape my mindset growing up as a boy, becoming a man, and then as a father for our four children.

There’s not a single description for a man or a father that will fit every person. Our Scripture text provides some insights about the mindset of a man and a father. There are many other examples in Scripture, but we will look at Paul's letter to the Corinthians when he wrote “act like a man.” Other Bible versions use the words “be courageous.” This Scripture was directed to all Christ followers, but men should take note.

Here are some key statements from this text:

1. Be on the alert: Pay attention to God, to your own behavior, to your family, and to others.

2. Stand firm in the faith: Be a believer in God, not a doubter. Be faithful to Christ and to the Word of God,

3. Be strong: When challenged to quit or morally compromise, continue and persevere, trusting in God.

4. Let all you do be done in love: Always remember that love is more than words, love is deeds. Providing for and protecting loved ones is a great act of love.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. What is your mindset?

2. Why is love more than words?

3. How will you “act like a man?”


ACTION ITEMS (What I will do with what I have learned):

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DAY #15: I’m not the Victim, I’m with the Victor – by Min. Corey J. Jones, M. Div. | June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”

Saturday, June 15, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”
DAY #15:  I’m not the Victim, I’m with the Victor. 


Today’s Lesson by Min. Corey J. Jones

As believers, we can look back over our lives and see how God has used events to prepare us to walk with Him. Many times, trials show how God was protecting us even before we gave Him a “yes” to His will and His way. In the renewal of our minds, difficulty arises when we have a victim mentality. The core belief of someone with a victim mentality is that they think bad things have happened in the past and will continue to happen. Before I go any further, I want to pose a few questions.

How do we move past all the difficulties that have occurred in our lives? How can we love despite all of our negative experiences that have latched onto our memory? How do we ignore the scars that serve as visual reminders of life’s obstacles? Well, the answer is you don’t; you use them!

The body does keep score, and trauma can be etched into our recollection, causing us to have negative notions regarding others, ourselves, and our lives. Simply put, it’s difficult to forget about life’s trials, challenges, and shortcomings. Many of our difficult seasons and events have served a significant purpose in our spiritual development. That purpose ultimately was to push us toward God and spiritual renewal. Once spiritual renewal occurs, the renewing of the mind is a necessary and extremely beneficial process because it changes our perspective. 

Renewing the mind is a discipline that allows you to lift while you climb. What do I mean? If we are not renewing our minds, then what we have experienced would hinder us from growing and helping others. Jesus tells us in John 16:33, “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Such experiences should be used as multipurpose tools. Life experiences can be a ladder to help you get closer to God and His purposes for your life. It can be a pickaxe to crack the callousness of hearts with the power of your testimony, a chisel brush that removes debris, revealing truth in God’s word, and a bridge that you travel with the light of the Word of God that leads others to spiritual renewal.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. What are your go-to scriptures for combating temptation?

2. How often do you spend time with God Daily?

3. Do you have specific prayer times in your weekly routine?

4. Which spiritual discipline would you like to improve upon?


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DAY #14: The Conflict of Flesh Versus the Spirit – by Mn. Corey J. Jones, M. Div. | June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”

Friday, June 14, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”
DAY #14:  The Conflict of Flesh Versus the Spirit 



Today’s Lesson by Min. Corey J. Jones

In Chapter 8 of Winning the Battle for Your Mind: A Biblical Approach to Renewing Your Mind, Pastor Hudson, does an excellent job of explaining how our minds are a battlefield. Imagine a tug of war, except instead of the competition being horizontal, it is vertical. On one side, your spirit is striving to pull you upward toward God; on the other side, your flesh is striving to pull you into sin, death, hell, and the grave.

It is essential that we feed our inner man (spirit). Renewing our minds is the key to victorious living and winning the battle for our mind. Since we can have both holy thoughts and sinful thoughts, we must read and meditate on the Word of God, which is our guiding truth. Scripture is the measure by which we can evaluate our mind, will, and emotions.
2 Corinthians 10:5 tells us, "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."

To do so, there are spiritual disciplines that will establish and improve our effectiveness in taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Dr. Hudson described how prolonged periods of failing to pray, worship, or receive the Word result in the flesh nature gaining strength, leading to ungodly thoughts and/or feelings of despair.

To aid in ensuring that you do not lapse in any of those activities, one must practice self-awareness. Understand that the enemy is sneaky and strives to use things like fatigue, isolation, lack of devotion, and even idle time to present opportunities for the flesh. Walking in the spirit is a daily task. When paired with self-awareness and intentionality, we grow through essential spiritual disciplines, and we will be victorious!

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. What are your go-to scriptures for combating temptation?

2. How often do you spend time with God Daily?

3. Do you have specific prayer times in your weekly routine?

4. Which spiritual discipline would you like to improve upon?


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DAY #13: Practice Solitude, Slow Down, Stop the Noise | June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing Your Mind”

Thursday, June 13, 2024 Bryan Hudson 0 Comments


June 21-Day Firm Foundation Devotional: “Renewing the Mind”
DAY #13: Practice Solitude, Slow Down, Stop the Noise


Devotional reading from “Winning the Battle for Your Mind,” Chapter Six ~ Transformed by the Renewing of Your Mind
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Today’s Lesson

Isaiah 30:15, For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.“  But you would not, 16] and you said, “No, for we will flee on horse”--therefore you shall flee! And, “We will ride on swift horses”--therefore those who pursue you shall be swift!

We live in a noisy world. This noise pervades and invades every space, including our minds.

When I received Jesus as Lord and Savior on July 8, 1978, the first thing I noticed was that the noise in my head stopped. That noise seemed like a combination of static, thoughts of self-hatred, voices, and random sounds. When the Spirit of Christ entered my life that noise ceased.
Today, as Christ followers, we deal with a different type of noise. It is the noise of all the things that are irrelevant, self-condemning, distracting, troubling and more. The difference between the “noise” in my life then and now is that I can deal with it –– if I choose to do so.

1 Corinthians 3:17 reads, “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” There will be no noise when the Spirit of the Lord is in control.

Let me suggest that you discover SOLITUDE if you have not already discovered it. Jesus practiced solitude regularly as part of His lifestyle. You will notice that He would send people away to go into solitude and pray. (Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:46–47; John 6:15). The Apostle Paul began his ministry in solitude for about three years. (Galatians 1:11–20)

Our Scripture text today, speaks of God advising His people as follows: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” 

But they were too “busy” to take God's advice. Their response: “But you would not, and you said, ‘No, for we will flee on horses’--therefore you shall flee!”

Rather than slow down, they went faster. The thing with noise and busy-ness is this: It never helps you, it only overcomes and defeats you. “...therefore those who pursue you shall be swift!”

Slow down. Get alone with God. Stop the noise in His presence. Practicing solitude is a discipline of a renewed mind.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS: 

1. What is solitude and do you practice it?

2. What good things happen when you slow down and get alone with God?


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